5 characteristic aspects of a Greek hero correct answers 1. strange birth
2. monster-slaying
3. problems with a woman
4. horrible death
5. worshipped as a demigod after death
Perseus strange birth correct answers Danae impregnated by golden rain; exposed in box
Oedipus strange birth c...
2023-2024 CLCV 115 exam 3 (100% Accurate)
5 characteristic aspects of a Greek hero correct answers 1. strange birth 2. monster-slaying 3. problems with a woman 4. horrible death 5. worshipped as a demigod after death
Perseus strange birth correct answers Danae impregnated by golden rain; exposed in box
Oedipus strange birth correct answers exposed at Mt. Citharon
Hercules strange birth correct answers delayed delivery; snakes attack
Theseus strange birth correct answers father "should not loosen the wine-sack until he gets home"
Jason strange birth correct answers stolen as infant; brought up by centaur
Perseus monster correct answers Medusa
Oedipus monster correct answers Sphinx
Hercules monster correct answers Nemean lion/hydra/Erymanthian Boar/Cretan Bull
Bellerophon monster correct answers Chimaera
Theseus monster correct answers Minotaur
Jason monster correct answers Seprent that gaurds gold fleece
Perseus woman correct answers Andromeda
Oedipus woman correct answers Jocasta (Epicasta)
Hercules woman correct answers Deianeira
Bellerophon woman correct answers Stheneboea
Theseus woman correct answers Phaedra
Jason woman correct answers Medea
Oedipus death correct answers blinded/exiled/dissapears
Hercules death correct answers burned Bellerophon death correct answers blinded/disabled
Theseus death correct answers boiled
Jason death correct answers ship fell on him
Nemean Lion correct answers hide of this lion could be pierced by only its own claws, hercules kills and wears the lion skins and looks like he has "become" the lion.
Hydra of Lerna correct answers 9-headed water serpent, cut off one head, two would grow back in its place
he cuts off each head and then cauterizes the stump with a torch. Hercules buries the lone remaining head with a huge rock
Ceryneian Stag correct answers stag w/ antlers of gold
hercules pursued to hyperborea for a year
Erymanthian Boar correct answers gives accounting lectures
holds over Eurytheseus, who hides in a large jar
Augean Stables correct answers Hercules' task is to clean the poop out of all the stables. To do this he diverts the nearby river to wash the stables clean. Then he establishes the first Olympic Games.
Stymphalian Birds correct answers marsh birds have bronze, dart-like feathers. Hercules chases them away with bronze clappers, or with a sling shot
Cretan Bull correct answers Hercules kills or captures this bull from Crete, releases at marathon
Mares of Diomedes correct answers Diomedes feeds visitors to his man-eating horses. Hercules defeats Diomedes by feeding him to the horses instead.
Amazon's Girdle correct answers Hercules steals the girdle from Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons.
Geryon's Cattle correct answers Geryon was a triple-bodied man who had cattle
Hercules kills him and steals the cattle
sets up "pillars of Hercules"
Apples of the Hesperides correct answers Hercules slays Ladon, the serpent guarding the Garden
of the Hesperides, then steals the golden apples.
tricks Atlas
Cerberus correct answers Hercules grabs Cerberus in the Land of the Dead and brings him to Eurystheus to complete his labors.
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